SOCIAL NETWORKING

AND MENTAL HEALTH

- By Rashi Tyagi(XI-E)
 What is ‘Social Networking’?
Social Networking allows us to speak and communicate with others

electronically

This can include:

Sharing information

Sharing ideas

Personal messages

And other content!

Facts about Social Networking

A quarter of 8-11 year 80% of 5-15 year olds

olds have a profile on a often use YouTube to
social media or messaging watch short clips or
site programmes

Over half of 9 to
44% of 6 year olds 16 year-olds say
are going online in that they use a
their bedrooms smart phone on a
daily basis
 Mental Health
Firstly…

What is mental health?

Good mental health helps us to…

• Learn and explore the world

• Recognise, show and cope with good and
bad feelings
• Build friendships and relationships with
others
• Cope with change
• Develop and thrive
 Mental health can change
• Like physical health, mental health is
something we all have.
• It can change from day-to-day, and it
can change over time.
• Mental health affects how we think,
feel and act.
 How might social media make us feel?

It makes me feel
good sending nice Being able to speak
I like being able messages to my to my grandparents
to speak to my friends who live far away
friends after makes me feel happy
school!

It’s so
It’s great being able interesting to
to talk about see what’s
homework with people happening in our
in my class – I love local area
being able to share I enjoy showing my
ideas with others! friends the games I’m
playing and how well
I’m doing
 How might social media make us feel?
I wish I’d have kept that Their status has more Maybe I shouldn’t
picture private instead likes than mine – I can’t have shared so
of sharing it – now be very popular many details
everyone has seen it about where I
live…I feel really
I keep getting worried now
nasty messages – I
feel so upset Someone that I
don’t know keeps
messaging me – I
I feel like I speak to feel really
my friends more on uncomfortable
social media than in but I’m not sure
person – it makes me what to do
feel lonely My friends are so They look so
much better on much nicer in
these games than their photo than
me – I’m rubbish I do
What can I do if social media is making me feel
worried or sad?
Negative sides of Social Networking
 Where we can go if we need help?
• Young Minds - https://youngminds.org.uk/

• The Children’s Society - https://

www.childrenssociety.org.uk/mental-health-a
dvice-for-children-and-young-people/the-advi
ce-resource-vault

• BBC Own It - https://www.bbc.com/ownit

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